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Incubating and Hatching Homegrown Chicks: Perpetuate a Self-Sufficient Backyard Flock! (Permaculture Chicken Book 1)
Anna Hess
ASIN: B007QF1UME
Publisher: Wetknee Books
Pages: 152

The Permaculture Chicken Incubation Handbook walks beginners through perfecting the incubating and hatching process so they can enjoy the exhilaration of the hatch without the angst of dead chicks. 92 full color photos bring incubation to life, while charts, diagrams, and tables provide the hard data you need to accomplish a hatch rate of 85% or more.Topics include:* How chickens fit into a permaculture system* Reasons to incubate your own eggs* The mother hen option* Choosing the best eggs, with information on seasons, parentage, egg shape, and shell quality* Storing and marking eggs* What to expect when buying mail order eggs* Choosing the best incubator* The basics of incubation: time, temperature, humidity, turning, etc.* Pros and cons of dry incubation, including ways to calculate egg weight loss* Candling eggs* What to do during temperature spikes and power outages* Preparing for ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 145 ratings